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State limits non-urgent ER vists to save $34M
Hospitals have been trying different tactics to reduce emergency room (ER) visits. Now, state governments are getting in on the act by restricting the number of government-insured patients who can
Virginia Anthem Blues combines high-tech, low-tech to cut avoidable ER use
With the average total cost of an emergency room visit ($441) 4.5 times higher than the average total cost of an urgent-care center visit ($98) and almost 8.5 times higher than a retail-care clinic
Uninsured don't use ER more than insured, but Medicaid patients do
People without insurance were about as likely to use the emergency room as those with private health insurance in 2007, with utilization rates only a few percentage points higher, according to a new
Study: ER boarding, staff shortages common
Over time, we've shared a variety of studies with statistics that prove that the U.S. is having problems with its emergency departments. The thing is, most drew their conclusions from databases and
